AUBURN HILLS — The Pistons appeared to be putting their outside shooting woes behind them when they hit their first six 3-pointers in Sunday’s win over the 76ers.

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Detroit shot 8 for 13 in the first half, but shot just 2 for 15 in the second half.

The Pistons led by double digits the entire second half and by as many as 25. Some of the 3-point misses were in garbage time so the 2 for 15 could be misleading, but the Pistons know they need to shoot better.

Detroit (7-10) came into Sunday as the worst 3-point shooting team in the league at 28.8 percent. The Pistons 10 for 28 shooting performance Sunday improved their percentage to 29.4, but they are still the worst 3-point shooting team in the NBA.

“It just means we were good tonight,” said Pistons guard Brandon Jennings, who hit 3 of his 8 attempts. “Are we going to be good Tuesday night? That’s the next thing. We gotta get ready for Miami. ... It’s going to be tough. They are trying to make their run and so are we.”

Pistons coach Mo Cheeks has maintained all season he expects his team will eventually make shots and kept that stance Sunday.

“I expect us to make shots,” Cheeks said. “I don’t know when at the time, I just know as NBA players you make shots. I think we have enough guys that have the capability to make shots. I think we’ll make shots. It’s just a matter of time. I just believe as NBA players you have the ability to make shots and we’ll make them at some point.”

Bynum out

Will Bynum had a MRI on his hurt left hamstring and it revealed an adductor strain. Bynum has missed seven games, including the last two. There is no timetable for his return.

Cheeks said Chauncey Billups, who has missed the last 10 games, has done some shooting and running, but has not participated in practice yet.

Jennings double-doubles

Jennings recorded his fifth double-double of the season, finishing with 20 points and 12 assists Sunday. He’s averaging a career-high 8.4 assists and is averaging 10.3 assists in his last six games.

“I’m just trying to find guys,” Jennings said. “I’m just running. I’m just pushing the ball. If a guy steps in front of me, I’m going to pass to the next guy. I’m just playing basketball.”

Jennings has six double-digit assist games this season. He had a career-high 13 double-digit assist games last season after having a combined 13 in his first three season in the NBA.

Monroe ejected

Greg Monroe was ejected from Sunday’s game after picking up two technical fouls.

Monroe picked up the first technical from the bench with 8:04 left in the third quarter. He picked up his second technical arguing a call with 10:15 left in the fourth.

He finished with seven points, 10 rebounds and four assists in 16 minutes, but was just 1 for 6 from the field.